Improved mop-head



UNITED STATES PATENT OEEIGE.

FREEMAN M. HARDISON AND JOHN A. HOOPER, OF SOUTH BERVIOK, ME.

IMPROVED MOP-HEAD.

Specilication forming part of Letters Patent No. 58,817, dated October 1li, 1866.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, FREEMAN M. HARDI- soN and JOHN A. HoorER, of South Berwick, in the county of York and State of Maine,

have invented a new and useful Improvement in Mops; of' which thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, making a part of this specifica-tion, in which- Figure 1 represents an elevation, and Fig. 2 a top View, of' the crosspiece at the bottom of the handle. The object of our invention is to construct a mop so that the cloth may be readily attached and detached,"and also to adapt it to hold securely various thicknesses ot' cloth; and the invention consists of a sliding wireframc with sides or ends fitting in a groove on each side ot' the handle, in which the said ends are secured by an adjustable ring on the mop-handle, the said wire in connection with the cross-piece serving to hold the mop-cloth. Referring to the drawings, A represents the handle of the mop, to the lower end ot' which is attached the cross-piece B, having a groove in each end. O, represents a wire frame, the sides of which are fitted in the grooves in the ends of' the cross-piece B, so as to slide freely therein. The ends ofthe wire frame O project upward and are tted in grooves in the sides of lthe handle, in which they are retained, as shown by the dotted lines, by means of a ring, D.

The ends of the wire are caused to spring outward when not confined by the ring D at their upper ends; and when the ring is near the lower part of the sides the wire frame may be moved freely up and down, andthe cloth may be inserted 'of such thickness as may be desired, and, when inserted, the wire is drawn up and clamped by the ring at any point, whereitis firmly held. The upperends of the wire are turned outward to`prevent the ring from slipping off). By fitting the sides of the wire in grooves in the ends of the crosspieee considerable pressure may be exerted upon the cloth without danger otloosening or displacing it.

Vhen the cloth is to be secured to the mophandle the ring D is moved toward the bottom of' the handle, which allows the upper ends b of the wire to spring out, and the frame is then easily moved downward, and the cloth ot any desired thickness is properly inserted. rlhe wire t'ramc is then slid upward, its lower part pressing the cloth against the bottom otl the cross-piece B. The ring D is then moved upward, pressing the upper ends of the wire into the groove, where they are irnily held in place.

The under side of thc mop-heap B may be provided with pins or projections, if necessary, to prevent the cloth from slipping.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The combination ot' the movable wire frame C with the sliding ring D and grooved handle A, when constructed and operating as and for the purpose specified.

In testimony whereof we have signed our names to this specification in the presence ot two subscribing witnesses.

FREEMAN M. HARDISON. JOHN A. HOOPER. VVtnesses G. C. YEAToN, FRANCOIS RAYNER. 

